That's not a half bad suggestion, really. I need to add that to my document everything repository. Once I get past my too-lazy phase.
------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Dupler, Craig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 12:45 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: "How do I explain NDRs" Question > > > I did a delete of the thread and then thought that perhaps > the data should > be expanded. > > But, note that the comments including Daniel's were right on. > > > Explaining how mail delivery works to non-experts is not > easy. It involves > explaining address resolution both within NT domains and in > the DNS world. > It also involves explaining the role of relay hosts and any address > rewriting that is going on. For most people, words are not > going to cut it. > > Years ago our Exchange team faced the same problem and > developed a system of > very simple charts that show a check list of each system or > handshake that > has to occur, and then a separate chart explaining exactly > how each one > works, packet by packet. They called these happy charts. > Now admittedly, > even these are not telling the truth, in that the role of > caches in the > switches and routers is left out, and it is assumed that > things like DNS > resolution actually hit the DNS servers every time, but > that's a level of > complexity (or honesty) that is not really necessary to get > your points > across. I think you would do well to draw your happy charts. > They will > make explaining the shorthand a lot easier. > > My hesitation in mentioning this stems from the fact that it is in the > archives maybe a dozen times, but periodic repetition is not > a bad thing I > guess. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
